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USWDS-Site - Research: Add newer research links - #3241

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Summary

Updated the "Key research and research operations" list on the Research page with the newer, team-approved research links, so visitors can find the design system's most recent research.

Related issue

Closes #2819

Problem statement

The Research page's list of past research stopped at 2023 and was missing newer work. The USWDS team wrote and approved updated copy in the issue, but it had not been added to the page yet, so visitors saw an out-of-date picture of the team's research.

Solution

Replaced the old four-item list with the six-item list approved in the issue: it adds the "Zebra" component usability testing (spring 2024) and the disabled states literature review, renames the Q3-2023 testing to "Buffalo," and switches month names to seasons for easier scanning. One small adaptation: the "Transforming the American digital experience" link keeps the page's existing internal-link style instead of a hard-coded absolute URL — it lands in the same place.

Testing and review

  • All seven links in the new list were checked and respond successfully (HTTP 200).
  • The site builds cleanly (bundle exec jekyll build) and the rendered page shows the new list.
  • bundle exec rspec passes (10 examples, 0 failures).
  • To review: open the About → Research page and compare the "Explore some of our past research work" list against the copy approved in issue Add newer research links to the "Research" page #2819.

Replace the "Key research and research operations" list with the
team-approved copy: adds "Zebra" component testing (spring 2024) and
the disabled states literature review, and switches month names to
seasons for scannability. Fixes uswds#2819.
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AKnassa marked this pull request as ready for review July 16, 2026 19:36
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Add newer research links to the "Research" page

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